, 1887-12-07
SETTLED AT LAST.
The Council Deems the Extension of
Evans Street Inadvisable.
The Cheyenne & Burlington and
Union Pacific Railways Object.
A Union Pacific Official Says that
Shops will be Built.

In the absence of Mayor Riner and
President Draper, Alderman Whitcomb
was chosen to preside at a regular meeting
of the city council held last evening.
Councilmen Altman, Moroney, Griffin,
Keefe, Hammond, Hunt and Murray re
sponded to roll call.
Several days since THE LEADER re-
ferred to the dangerous and dilapidated
condition OF the sidewalks on the east side
of Ferguson street. Last evening the
city marshal called the attention of the
council to the matter, specifying the own
er of lot l, block 354. A new walk will
be laid within the ensuing twenty days.
On motion of Alderman Altman, the
action of Chairman Hammond, of the
water and sewerage committee, in furnish
ing the Cheyenne & Burlington with
water was approved. Mr.. Hammond re-
ported the transaction as stated in this
journal yesterday morning.
The Cheyenne & Burlington desire that
the water mains be extended to. their
round house SO soon as possible. With
this end in view, Alderman Hammond
will purchase the necessary pipe, the city en-
gineer will prepare and submit an estimate
of the cost of the undertaking. The city
clerk will then advertise for bids and the
council will award the contract to the low
responsible bidder.
HI EVANS STREE PROBLEM.
For several months past the opening of
Evans street has been a seemingly mex
haustible subject tor discussion at council
meetings. Recently a committee was
appointed to confer with Cheyenne &
Burlington and Union Pacific officials and
secure their views upon the proposed
move. The body submitted a report last
evening to the effect that the project was
impracticable. The report was accepted.
Civil Engineers Patton and Bailey, re-
spectively representing the Union Pacific
and Cheyenne & Burlington, presented
their ideas upon the subject. The open
ing and extension of the street inquestion
would seriously interfere with the freight
business of both companies, as their yards
were very small at present. Nearly thirty
tracks now cross Evans street, and more
will be built. Another difficulty to be
surmounted is the grading of that thor
oughfare.
Incidentally Mr.. Patton mentioned that
the Union Pacific contemplated the erec-
ton of extensive shops at this point in
the near future. In hat case it would
become necessary to construct several
other tracks across Evans street.
The action of the city counsel last
evening probably forever fixes the south
end of Evans street an its CONJUNCTION with
the Cheyenne & Burlington railway,
United States Attorney Campbell, ad-
dressed the council IN behalf of Bishop
Burke and the Catholic church in relation
to the twenty acres of land granted that
society by the city. The church has no
deed to- the property and cannot give
purchasers of lots in the cemetery legal
title thereto. The defect will be RENE
died at an early date, as Alderman
Iluul ) mOtlOu " tut tueCI IldG lHe CITY
engineer be instructed to survey the jew
ish. Catholic and Odd Fellows cemeteries
and the Cheyenne & Burlington tract,
with a view to perfecting the titles of
claimants, was carried.
At this junction there was a little tilt
between Alderman Altman and the water
committee. The former charged the com
mittec with gross neglect in not pro-
viding a greater water supply and allow
ing Lake Minnehaha to almost dissap-
pear. Messrs. Hammond and Keefe
vigorously reputed the accusation and de-
monstrated 10 the council that they had
done their duty under the circumstance.
An ordinance concerning sewers, grease
traps, etc, was placed upon its final pas
sage and adopted.
The following bills were presented, and
upon recommendation of the finance com
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